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Eileen Essell
Actor

Eileen Essell

8 Oct 1922Born
15 Feb 2015Died
92Age at death
17Credits

Biography

Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career.

Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin.

On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2009Land GirlsSeries: Miss Gwen Ganderton (1 episode)
  2. 2009Law & Order: UKSeries (1 episode)
  3. 2009DemonsSeries (1 episode)
  4. 2007Secret Diary of a Call GirlSeries: Aunt Blossom (1 episode)
  5. 2006TorchwoodSeries: Christina (1 episode)
  6. 2006Feel the ForceSeries
  7. 2005The ProducersFilm: Hold Me-Touch Me
  8. 2005Sensitive SkinSeries: Mother (1 episode)
  9. 2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryFilm: Grandma Josephine
  10. 2005IdealSeries: Mrs Coneybear (1 episode)
  11. 2004Finding NeverlandFilm: Mrs. Snow
  12. 2004HustleSeries: Mary (1 episode)
  13. 2003DuplexFilm: Mrs. Connelly
  14. 2003Canterbury TalesSeries: Mrs Jean Smallwood (1 episode)
  15. 2003StrangeSeries: Miss Otterman (1 episode)
  16. 2002Ali G IndahouseFilm: Mrs Hugh
  17. 1992HeartbeatSeries: Mrs Elsie Gray (1 episode)

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